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Lynch will serve as the executive producer for Victory Sports’ 12 documentary, which will discuss how the Seahawks survived a relocation threat in the 1990s.
It seems that Marshawn Lynch has found a way to combine his passion for the Seattle Seahawks with his involvement in the entertainment industry.
On Wednesday, Peter White of Deadline reported that Lynch will be the executive producer of a Seahawks documentary for Victory Sports called 12. The documentary, named for the team’s fanbase, will break down how football in Seattle survived a relocation threat and came back stronger than ever before.
Lynch, who was a core member of the Seahawks offense during the 2010s, knows a thing or two about how important football is to the city of Seattle. A Super Bowl XLVIII champion running back, Lynch electrified Seahawks fans with his rushing abilities, creating big moments like the “Beast Quake,” which helped to seal Seattle’s upset victory over the New Orleans Saints during the 2010 wild card round.
Over 83 games with the Seahawks, Lynch rushed for 6,381 yards and 58 touchdowns, which currently rank fourth and second on the franchise’s all-time leaderboards, respectively.
Since retiring from professional football, Lynch has remained a fixture within Seattle sports culture, acquiring an ownership stake in Major League Rugby’s Seattle Seawolves this past spring. In addition, Lynch was seen cheering on the NHL’s Seattle Kraken during the 2024 NHL Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park.
Needless to say, Lynch sees the importance of preserving something great. It is often when something is on the verge of falling apart that we come to appreciate its place in our lives.
After Ken Behring and Ken Hofmann acquired the Seahawks from the Nordstrom family in 1988, the team fell from the top of the AFC West division to one of the worst teams in the NFL. Growing increasingly dissatisfied with the conditions of the Kingdome, Behring and Hofmann nearly killed off football in Seattle by attempting to move the Seahawks to Anaheim. These plans were ultimately thwarted by the league, and thanks to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, professional football in the Pacific Northwest was resuscitated.
However, the road to Allen’s purchase of the team was not a smooth one. In the 12 documentary, fans will get a look at some never-before-seen archival clips and exclusive interviews with some of the figures that helped to keep the Seahawks in Seattle and secure the necessary funding and approvals to build what is now Lumen Field.
Following his appearance on season three of HBO’s “Euphoria,” Lynch will be bringing his Seahawks roots with him into his work as a producer, enticing football fans to see what he has been up to in the time since his retirement from the NFL.
“I’m hella appreciative to be part of the team working on this film. I’ll be honest, a lot of this story I knew nothing about, but once I heard it and did my own digging, it made me understand and see why there...
